Baissa (PIN collection 3064, bed 31) (Cretaceous of Russian Federation)

Where: Buryatia, Russian Federation (53.3° N, 112.1° E: paleocoordinates 56.0° N, 108.5° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Zaza Formation, Aptian (125.0 - 113.0 Ma)

• C. longipoda, E. trisetalis and Lycoptera all occur in the Zaza Formation indicating that this formation could be correlated with the upper Yixian Formation and the lower Jiufotang Formation in western Liaoning, which have a duration of 122.5-120 Ma. So it is possible to assign the Zaza Formation to an Aptian age. Also correlated with Barremian-Aptian based on plants and pollen.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine - large; lithified marl and lithified, carbonaceous siltstone

• "The water body is reconstructed as an intermontane lake with the depth of 20 - 30 meters (LYAMINA 1980) situated within a granite massif. The presence of thick layers of the bituminous shales shows that the lake was meromictic, with the oxygen deficiency and high hydrogen sulphur level in the hypolimnion. However, the oxygenated epilimnion should be thick, with a lower boundary well beneath the limit of episodic wave action because no suffocation events are documented. The abundance of caddisflies, dobsonfly larvae and other groups intolerant to oxygen deficiency shows that in more shallow areas the water was clear and well-oxygenated even near the bottom. The lake ecosystem was highly productive as indicated by its complex trophic structure (Fig. 2) with several levels of predators up to the large sturgeon-like fish Stychopterus as well as by the extremely high abundance of planetonivorous phantom midges (SINICHENKOVA & ZHERIKHIN 1996)." ZHERIKHIN et al., 1999

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Reposited in the PIN

Primary reference: A. V. Gorochov. 1985. Mesozoic Crickets (Orthoptera, Grylloidea) of Asia. Paleontological Journal 19(2):56-66 [C. Labandeira/A. Spencer-Lee/J. Karr]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 122549: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 03.01.2012, edited by Arram Noshirvan, Lindy Edwards and Jered Karr

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Insecta
 Diptera - Mycetophilidae
Ipsaneusidalys longipennis n. sp.4 Blagoderov 1998 fungus gnat
PIN 3064/9872
Ipsaneusidalys communis n. sp.4 Blagoderov 1998 fungus gnat
PIN 3064/9760, 9867, 9894, 9881
Palaecomoptera indet.3 Blagoderov 1997 fungus gnat
PIN 3064/9788, 9798, 9802, 9836, 9846, 9893, 9757, 9873, 9762
Palaecomoptera lukashevichae n. sp.3 Blagoderov 1997 fungus gnat
PIN 3064/9778, 9751, 9801(9810), 9859, 9763, 9891, 9834
Palaecomoptera shcherbakovi n. gen. n. sp.3 Blagoderov 1997 fungus gnat
PIN 3064/9874, 9769, 9791, 9796, 9819, 1772(1776), 9746, 9747, 9767, 9777, 9785, 9756, 9783, 9829, 9761, 9853
Palaecomoptera longimedia n. sp.3 Blagoderov 1997 fungus gnat
PIN 3064/9749, 9768
Paradzickia indet.3 Blagoderov 1997 fungus gnat
PIN 3064/9764
Paradzickia tuor n. sp.3 Blagoderov 1997 fungus gnat
PIN 3064/9800
Paradzickia hurin n. gen. n. sp.3 Blagoderov 1997 fungus gnat
PIN 3064/9779
Paradzickia turin n. sp.3 Blagoderov 1997 fungus gnat
PIN 3064/1773
Metahadroneura minor n. sp.4 Blagoderov 1998 fungus gnat
PIN 3064/9794(9797)
Metahadroneura major n. gen. n. sp.4 Blagoderov 1998 fungus gnat
PIN 3064/9780
Drepanorzeckia plana3 Blagoderov 1997 fungus gnat
PIN 3064/9771(9772), 9817, 9827, 9776
Drepanorzeckia extrunculipennis3 Blagoderov 1997 fungus gnat
PIN 3064/9880
Docosia zaza4 Blagoderov 1998 fungus gnat
PIN 3064/9848
Prospeolepta simplex n. sp.2 Blagoderov 1995 fungus gnat
PIN 3064/9805
Prospeolepta trapezia2 Blagoderov 1995 fungus gnat
PIN 3064/9750, 9837
Zazicia innuba n. gen. n. sp.2 Blagoderov 1995 fungus gnat
PIN 3064/9753, 9828, 9879, 9784, 9833, 9811, 9813, 9878, 9899, 9782, 9900, 9840
Pollicitator baisae n. gen. n. sp.2 Blagoderov 1995 fungus gnat
PIN 3064/9831, 9741, 9845(9871), 9821,
Syntemna mesozoica n. sp.2 Blagoderov 1995 fungus gnat
PIN 3064/9857(9895)
Ekhiritus disannuus n. gen. n. sp.2 Blagoderov 1995 fungus gnat
PIN 3064/9787
 Diptera - Platypezidae
Proplatypeza parva n. gen. n. sp.19, Proplatypeza amabilis19, Maritulus sospes n. gen. n. sp.19, Parnasos pessimus19, Parnasos firmipes n. gen. n. sp.19
Proplatypeza parva n. gen. n. sp.19 Mostovski 1995 flat-footed fly
PIN 3064/9685
Proplatypeza amabilis19 Mostovski 1995 flat-footed fly
PIN 3064/9682, 9681, 9686
Maritulus sospes n. gen. n. sp.19 Mostovski 1995 flat-footed fly
PIN 3064/9678
Parnasos pessimus19 Mostovski 1995 flat-footed fly
PIN 3064/9679, 9683
Parnasos firmipes n. gen. n. sp.19 Mostovski 1995 flat-footed fly
PIN 3064/9680
 Diptera - Ironomyiidae
Hermaeomyia sp.18, "Hermaeomyia armata" = Palaeopetia armata18, "Hermaeomyia bellula" = Palaeopetia bellula18
Hermaeomyia sp.18 Mostovski 1995 ironic fly
PIN 3064/9877
"Hermaeomyia armata" = Palaeopetia armata18 Mostovski 1995 ironic fly
PIN 3064/9675, 9676
"Hermaeomyia bellula" = Palaeopetia bellula18 Mostovski 1995 ironic fly
PIN 3064/9671-9674
 Diptera - Eremochaetidae
Eremomukha (Eremocreta) sorosi n. sp.20 Mostovski 1996 fly
PIN 3064/9932
Eremomukha (Eremocreta) posita n. sp.20 Mostovski 1996 fly
PIN 3064/9931
 Diptera - Mesosciophilidae
Mesosciophilopsis expletus n. gen. n. sp.1 Blagoderov 1994 fly
PIN 3064/9752
 Hymenoptera - Xyelidae
Spathoxyela pinicola n. sp.12 Rasnitsyn 1982 sawfly
PIN 3064/1926
Anthoxyela anthophaga n. sp.12 Rasnitsyn 1982 sawfly
PIN 3064/1911
 Hymenoptera - Sepulcidae
Neoxyelula micron n. gen. n. sp.31
Neoxyelula micron n. gen. n. sp.31 Rasnitsyn 1993 stem sawfly
PIN 3064/1925
 Hymenoptera - Angarosphecidae
"Bestiola tenuipes n. sp." = Cretobestiola tenuipes32
"Bestiola tenuipes n. sp." = Cretobestiola tenuipes32 Pulawski and Rasnitsyn 1999 apoid wasp
PIN 3064/2055
 Hymenoptera - Stigmaphronidae
Aphrostigmon vitimense n. gen. n. sp.29
Aphrostigmon vitimense n. gen. n. sp.29 Rasnitsyn 1991 wasp
PIN 3064/1951
 Hymenoptera - Praeaulacidae
Westratia caudata n. sp.28 Rasnitsyn 1990 wasp
PIN 3064/1977
 Hymenoptera - Baissidae
Baissa magna n. sp.30
Baissa magna n. sp.30 Rasnitsyn 1991 wasp
PIN 3064/1969
 Hymenoptera - Braconidae
Archobraconus oculatus n. sp.33 Rasnitsyn and Sharkey 1988 wasp
PIN 3064/1992
Archobraconus microphthalmus n. sp.33 Rasnitsyn and Sharkey 1988 wasp
PIN 3064/1194
Archobraconus parvus n. sp.33 Rasnitsyn and Sharkey 1988 wasp
PIN 3064/1986 (bed 13 assumed to by typo)
Archobraconus caudatus n. sp.33 Rasnitsyn and Sharkey 1988 wasp
PIN 3064/1993
Cretobraconus pusillus n. gen. n. sp.33 Rasnitsyn and Sharkey 1988 wasp
PIN 3064/1991
Cretobraconus micron33 Rasnitsyn and Sharkey 1988 wasp
PIN 3064/1985
 Trichoptera -
Coprindusia pallida n. gen. n. sp.8, Cretolype minuta n. gen. n. sp.8
Coprindusia pallida n. gen. n. sp.8 Ivanov 2006 caddisfly
PIN 3064/8264(5), 8259, 8261, 8262, 8263 associated with C. coprolithica
Cretolype minuta n. gen. n. sp.8 Ivanov 2006 caddisfly
PIN 3064/8267
 Trichoptera - Brachycentridae
Baissoplectrum separatum n. gen. n. sp.8
Baissoplectrum separatum n. gen. n. sp.8 Ivanov 2006 caddisfly
PIN 3064/8270, 8263
 Trichoptera - Baissoferidae
Baissoferus elegans n. sp.38, Pardoferus vitimicus n. gen. n. sp.38
Baissoferus elegans n. sp.38 Sukatsheva and Aristov 2022 caddisfly
PIN 3064/8195
Pardoferus vitimicus n. gen. n. sp.38 Sukatsheva and Aristov 2022 caddisfly
PIN 3064/8243(8251a)
 Trichoptera - Leptoceridae
Creterotesis coprolithica n. gen. n. sp.8
Creterotesis coprolithica n. gen. n. sp.8 Ivanov 2006 long-horned caddisfly
PIN 3064/8264(5), 8259, 8262, 8268
 Trichoptera - Calamoceratidae
Aniburia hirta n. gen. n. sp.38
Aniburia hirta n. gen. n. sp.38 Sukatsheva and Aristov 2022 caddisfly
PIN 3064/8189
 Coleoptera - Hybosoridae
Mimaphodius pusillus n. gen. n. sp.26, Cretohybosorus buryaticus n. gen. n. sp.24
Mimaphodius pusillus n. gen. n. sp.26 Nikolajev 2007 scavenger scarab beetle
PIN 3064/7183
Cretohybosorus buryaticus n. gen. n. sp.24 Nikolajev 1999 scavenger scarab beetle
PIN 3064/7459, 6993
 Coleoptera - Glaphyridae
Cretoglaphyrus rohdendorfi n. gen. n. sp.25
Cretoglaphyrus rohdendorfi n. gen. n. sp.25 Nikolajev 2005 bumble bee scarab beetle
PIN 3064/7158
 Coleoptera - Pleocomidae
Proteroscarabaeus nikritini n. sp.22 Nikolajev 1996 rain beetle
PIN 3064/7157
 Coleoptera -
"Holcorobeus (Holcorobeus) atrosulcatus n. sp." = Holcorobeus atrosulcatus21
"Holcorobeus (Holcorobeus) atrosulcatus n. sp." = Holcorobeus atrosulcatus21 Nikolajev 1992 scarab beetle
PIN 3064/8152, 7144; 715, 7151 in Nikolajev 2004
 Coleoptera - Glaresidae
Cretoglaresis ovalis n. sp.27 Nikolajev 2009 enigmatic scarab beetle
PIN 3064/7168
Glaresis cretacea n. sp.25 Nikolajev 2007 enigmatic scarab beetle
PIN 3064/7174
 Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae
Cretomelolontha transbaikalica n. gen. n. sp.23 Nikolajev 1998 scarab beetle
PIN 3064/7156, 7160, 7166
 Neuroptera - Psychopsidae
Epipsychopsis variegata n. sp.17 Makarkin 2010 silky lacewing
PIN 3064/2435
 Neuroptera - Chrysopidae
Mesypochrysa spp.15 Martynov 1927 green lacewing
PIN 3064/2234,2430,2423
Mesypochrysa chrysopa n. sp.15 Makarkin 1997 green lacewing
PIN 3064/2431,2432
Baisochrysa multinervis n. gen. n. sp.15 Makarkin 1997 green lacewing
PIN 3064/2433
 Neuroptera - Berothidae
Pseudosisyra minima n. gen. n. sp.16
Pseudosisyra minima n. gen. n. sp.16 Makarkin 1999 beaded lacewing
PIN 3064/2438
 Neuroptera - Mantispidae
Mesomantispa sibirica n. gen. n. sp.14
Mesomantispa sibirica n. gen. n. sp.14 Makarkin 1996 mantidfly
PIN 3064/2425
 Hemiptera - Matsucoccidae
Eomatsucoccus popovi10 Koteja 1988 pine bark scales
PIN 3064/4602
 Hemiptera - Oviparosiphidae
Acanthotrichaphis paulisensoriata35 Shaposhnikov and Wegierek 1989 aphid
PIN 3064/2294
Dinaphis multisensoriata n. gen. n. sp.35 Shaposhnikov and Wegierek 1989 aphid
PIN 3064/2228(2707)
Vitimaphis rasnitsyni35 Shaposhnikov and Wegierek 1989 aphid
PIN 3064/5026(5062)
 Hemiptera - Rasnitsynaphididae
Rasnitsynaphis quadrata n. sp.7 Homan and Wegierek 2011 aphid
PIN 3064/2279 (bed 31)
Rasnitsynaphis ennearticulata n. gen. n. sp.7 Homan and Wegierek 2011 aphid
PIN 3064/2109(2211) (bed 31)
Rasnitsynaphis coniuncta n. sp.7 Homan and Wegierek 2011 aphid
PIN 3064/2209 (bed 31)
 Hemiptera - Szelegiewicziidae
Brimaphis certa42 Wegierek 1989 aphid
PIN 3064/2292
Brimaphis similis n. sp.42 Wegierek 1989 aphid
PIN 3064/5045(5035)
 Hemiptera - Palaeoaphididae
"Palaeoaphididae indet." = Palaeoaphidinae9 Richards 1966 aphid
PIN 3064/2132b
Ellinaphidinae indet.9 Kania and Wegierek 2008 aphid
PIN 3064/2093b, 2093c, 2093d, 2098, 2104, 2117, 2120, 2127, 2128, 2135, 2141, 2146, 2149, 2153, 2154, 2180, 2224, 2227a, 2227b, 2258, 2271, 2288, 4725, 4726, 4730, 4748, 4752, 4770, 4773, 4778, 4863, 4931, 4950, 4953a, 4953b, 4953c, 4963, 5052, 5059, 5084, 5090, 5123, 5137
Annulaphis rasnitsyni9 Shaposhnikov 1979 aphid
PIN 3064/2218
Annulaphis zherichini n. sp.34 Shaposhnikov 1979 aphid
PIN 3064/1114
Annulaphis mostovskini9 Kania and Wegierek 2008 aphid
PIN 3064/5027, 2263
Caudaphis sp.9 Zhang et al. 1989 aphid
PIN 3064/2095, 2174, 2176, 2254, 4764, 4880, 4891, 5012a, 5012b, 5012c, 5033, 5054, 5120a
Caudaphis vulgata n. sp.9 Kania and Wegierek 2008 aphid
PIN 3064/2185, 2245, 2257a, 4737, 5099
Caudaphis angustivola9 Kania and Wegierek 2008 aphid
PIN 3064/4817, 4842
Caudaphis brevicrura9 Kania and Wegierek 2008 aphid
PIN 3064/2080, 2147, 2157, 2201, 2251, 2269, 4906, 5049, 5119
Caudaphis modica9 Kania and Wegierek 2008 aphid
PIN 3064/2159, 4796, 4907
Caudaphis longiantennata n. sp.9 Kania and Wegierek 2008 aphid
PIN 3064/2097, 2126, 2137, 2249, 2267
Bugyrorinaphis unica n. sp.9 Kania and Wegierek 2008 aphid
PIN 3064/2123
Ellinaphis sp.9 Shaposhnikov 1979 aphid
PIN 3064/2087, 2134, 2143, 2145, 2151, 2287, 4759, 4879, 4937, 5073
Ellinaphis longistigma9 Kania and Wegierek 2008 aphid
PIN 3064/4812, 4844, 4853, 4865, 4912
Ellinaphis bulla9 Kania and Wegierek 2008 aphid
PIN 3064/2122, 4798, 4862, 4994, 5126
Ellinaphis extenda n. sp.9 Kania and Wegierek 2008 aphid
PIN 3064/2112, 2113, 2144, 4920
Ellinaphis elegans9 Kania and Wegierek 2008 aphid
PIN 3064/5046
Ellinaphis incognita9 Shaposhnikov 1979 aphid
PIN 3064/2110, 2111, 2118, 2119, 2130, 2132a, 2136, 2158, 2221
Ellinaphis sensoriata9 Shaposhnikov 1979 aphid
PIN 3064/2116, 2121, 2129, 2133, 2150, 2152, 2217, 2217, 2226, 2277, 2305
Ellinaphis curta9 Kania and Wegierek 2008 aphid
PIN 3064/2175, 4933
Ellinaphis cubocrassa9 Kania and Wegierek 2008 aphid
PIN 3064/2093a, 2096, 2142, 2172, 2257b, 2260, 2302, 4829, 4869, 4914
Ellinaphis mirabila9 Kania and Wegierek 2008 aphid
PIN 3064/2140, 2223, 5069, 5118
Ellinaphis truncata9 Kania and Wegierek 2008 aphid
PIN 3064/2078, 4923, 4925, 4887, 5001
Transbaikalis furcata n. sp.9 Kania and Wegierek 2008 aphid
PIN 3064/2303
Unioaphis venusta n. sp.9 Kania and Wegierek 2008 aphid
PIN 3064/2139, 2256, 2307, 4736
Rinorectuaphis fida n. sp.9 Kania and Wegierek 2008 aphid
PIN 3064/2085, 2101
Rinorectuaphis connexa n. sp.9 Kania and Wegierek 2008 aphid
PIN 3064/2270, 4799
Rinorectuaphis sejuncta n. sp.9 Kania and Wegierek 2008 aphid
PIN 3064/2148, 2268, 2308
Rallotopaphis antennata n. sp.9 Kania and Wegierek 2008 aphid
PIN 3064/2114, 2115, 2131, 2199, 2222
 Hemiptera - Xylococcidae
Baisococcus victoriae n. gen. n. sp.11
Baisococcus victoriae n. gen. n. sp.11 Koteja 1989 true bug
PIN 3064/4601
 Hemiptera - Mimarachnidae
Mimarachne mikhailovi n. gen. n. sp.36 Shcherbakov 2007 planthopper
PIN 3064/4614, 4615, 4621
Saltissus eskovi36 Shcherbakov 2007 planthopper
PIN 3064/4618, 4628, 5190
 Hemiptera - Hylicellidae
Conjucella selene n. gen. n. sp.37
Conjucella selene n. gen. n. sp.37 Shcherbakov 2012 true bug
PIN 3064/4634
 Orthoptera - Haglidae
Vitimoilus captiosus n. gen. n. sp.5
Vitimoilus captiosus n. gen. n. sp.5 Gorochov 1996 hump-winged cricket
PIN 3064/8414
 Orthoptera - Baissogryllidae
Eubaissogryllus vitimicus n. gen. n. sp. Gorochov 1985 grasshopper
PIN 3064/8420
Baissogryllus sharovi n. sp. Gorochov 1985 grasshopper
PIN 3064/8416
 Dicondylia - Baissomantidae
Baissomantis maculata n. sp.6 Gratshev and Zherikhin 1993 winged insect
PIN 3064/8589, 3588
 Blattodea - Ectobiidae
Piniblattella minuta39 Vršanský 1997 cockroach
PIN 3064/3792, 3833, 3929
 Mantodea -
Amorphoscelites sharovi n. gen. n. sp.6, Cretophotina tristriata n. gen. n. sp.6, Vitimophotina corrugata n. gen. n. sp.6
Amorphoscelites sharovi n. gen. n. sp.6 Gratshev and Zherikhin 1993 mantis
PIN 3064/8586
Cretophotina tristriata n. gen. n. sp.6 Gratshev and Zherikhin 1993 mantis
PIN 3064/8585
Vitimophotina corrugata n. gen. n. sp.6 Gratshev and Zherikhin 1993 mantis
PIN 3064/8587
 Alienoptera - Umenocoleidae
Petropterix sibirix n. sp.41, Vitisma rasnitsyni n. gen. n. sp.40
Petropterix sibirix n. sp.41 Vršanský 2003 winged insect
PIN 3064/8598, 2527, 7827
Vitisma rasnitsyni n. gen. n. sp.40 Vršanský 1999 winged insect
PIN 3064/3522, 3506, 1475, 3510, 3520, 3606, 3619, 3677, 3685, 3691, 3719, 3745, 3781, 3805, 3821, 10556
 Dicondylia - Susumaniidae
Cretophasmomima vitimica n. sp.13, "Phasmomimoides ornatus n. sp." = Eosusumania ornata13
Cretophasmomima vitimica n. sp.13 Kuzmina 1985 winged insect
PIN 3064/8392
"Phasmomimoides ornatus n. sp." = Eosusumania ornata13 Kuzmina 1985 winged insect
PIN 3064/8396
Ginkgoopsida
 Czekanowskiales -
Phoenicopsis sp.12 Heer 1876
Czekanowskia sp.12 Heer 1876
 Ginkgoales - Ginkgoaceae
Baiera sp.12 Braun 1843
Alisporites
  -
Alisporites alimentosus n. sp.12 Krassilov 1982
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Podozamites sp.12 Braun 1843 podocarp
 Coniferales -
Schizolepis sp.12 Braun 1847
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Pinaceae
Pseudolarix sp.12 Gordon and Glendinning 1858
Pinuspollenites entomophilus n. sp.12 Krassilov 1982
 Pinales - Taxaceae
Elatides sp.12 Heer 1876 yew
Equisetopsida
 Pinidae - Pinidae
Brachyphyllum sp.12 Brongniart 1828
Vitimipollis edulis
  -
Vitimipollis edulis n. gen. n. sp.12
Vitimipollis edulis n. gen. n. sp.12 Krassilov 1982